Avarekalu Brinjal Sambar | Surti Papdi sambar | hyacinth beans - Brinjal sambar

Avarekalu sambar is tasty south Indian sambar.  Avarekalu sambar is also known as Surti Papdi sambar in hindi and  hyacinth beans brinjal sambar in English. This is best to try in Nov - Dec month as the seasonal dish. It is reach in protein. This makes a good combination with rice and ghee.

Ingredients:

Sambar:

1 cup Avarekalu

1 medium size chopped onion

1 cup chopped Brinjal

2 spoon Tamarind juice

Coriander

3 cup water

Salt

Tempering:

1 tea spoon mustard

1/4 cup oil

Curry leaves

Masala:

1/4 medium size Onion
1/4 cup of grated coconut

2 Spoon Sambar powder

2 Spoon Chilly powder

1 tea spoon Roasted gram(Kadle)
1 tea spoon Gasagase (Poppy seed)

Method:

Masala:
1. Add grated coconut, sambar powder, chilly powder, kadle, gasagase, 1/4 chopped onion and little water in to mixer. Make fine paste.

Tempering:
1. In a small pan, heat the oil.
2. Crackle the mustard seed. 
3. Then add curry leaves.

Sambar:

1. Add Avarekalu, chopped onion, brinjal, tomato and Water into cooker.

2. Cook for 10 min till 2 whistles come. 

3. Turn off the stove. Wait till the pressure is released.

4. Add masala paste and tamarind juice to cooked avarekalu and mix it well. Boil the sambar for 10 mins with stiring in between.

5. Add the tempering.

6. Add chopped coriander.